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Klassen: Weaker feed grains drive feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News August 11, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded $2-$4 higher. This was the first week of the fall yearling run with larger groups of quality packages and there was no shortage of buying enthusiasm. Heavier yearlings were readily trading at 52-week highs. Feed barley prices collapsed in southern Alberta as the harvest started in the […] Read more

A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids drop ahead of harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News August 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure is already weighing on the Canadian feed barley market, with most end users covered for the time being and waiting for the new crop. “We’re seeing buyers fill up” on barley, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master in Edmonton. Bids were dropping on a daily basis from those still in […] Read more

Overall crop conditions in Alberta’s latest provincial crop report were pegged at about 78 per cent. Photo: File

Crops

Strong crops in southern Alberta, weaker ratings in north

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 31, 2020

MarketsFarm – Crop conditions in Alberta are a story of opposites in looking at the data in the latest provincial crop report. In the northern half of the province excessive moisture has created poor crop conditions, while more ideal conditions in the south have resulted in ratings far above the five-year averages. Due to the […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grains come under harvest pressure

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 31, 2020

MarketsFarm – Delayed springtime planting pushed back the feed grain harvest. As a result, prices for old crop feed grains are now beginning to converge with new crop prices. “It feels like we’re transitioning towards new crop,” remarked Travis Ebens, a grains trader with CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. He said prices for feed barley […] Read more

CME October 2020 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market looking firm for fall

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 21, 2020

The western Canadian feeder market was hard to define last week due to the small volumes. Small groups under 10 head were quite common and in many cases, one to three head were running through the ring. Discounts were quite severe on these stragglers; however, quality feeder cattle traded at similar levels to last week. […] Read more

Livestock, Research

Corn silage in backgrounding diets for cattle

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen July 20, 2020

Recent columns indicated that corn’s potential to produce 50 per cent higher silage (and starch) yields than barley may offset its 30 per cent higher growing costs, provided the right corn hybrid is selected for the local growing conditions, and provided growing conditions co-operate. The higher starch content of corn silage also means that feedlot […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Belated new crop props up barley

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Delayed spring seeding means new-crop feed barley has a few more weeks left in the field, which is keeping old-crop prices strong into summertime. “We were expecting new-crop barley in the end of July, but with the later seeding date this year we’re not expecting to see new crop until at least mid- […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News July 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat will decline as the new crop year gets closer, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. Harakal said the new crop should start coming off of the fields around the end of August and the beginning of September. “Usually at this time […] Read more

Crops

Merged Manitoba crop groups qualify for checkoffs

Manitoba Crop Alliance also names top brass

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 8, 2020

The new unit formed from the merger of five Manitoba crop commodity organizations is set to begin collecting checkoffs for its founding groups’ crops, starting Aug. 1. The Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) announced Monday it now has its designation under the provincial Agricultural Producers’ Organization Funding Act. The designation allows the new organization to collect […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market searching for direction

Feedlots expecting barley prices to drop

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 7, 2020

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices continue to trade in a sideways pattern. Compared to last week, prices were quoted $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Most auction barns were on holidays last week and arenas that did hold sales experienced limited volumes. Therefore, the market was hard to define. U.S. feeder cattle markets were steady […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Barley

Klassen: Weaker feed grains drive feeder market higher

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids drop ahead of harvest

Strong crops in southern Alberta, weaker ratings in north

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grains come under harvest pressure

Klassen: Feeder market looking firm for fall

Corn silage in backgrounding diets for cattle

Feed weekly outlook: Belated new crop props up barley

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears

Merged Manitoba crop groups qualify for checkoffs

Klassen: Feeder cattle market searching for direction

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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